The 85041 zip code is located near the heart of Phoenix, AZ, making it a very important area for local politics. The area has a vibrant and active political landscape, with many types of political organizations, from grassroots campaigns to powerful lobbying groups. Prominent issues addressed here include education reform, health care access, public safety and criminal justice reform, environmental protection and sustainability initiatives, economic development and job growth, among others. Many elected officials have come from this area and each election season brings a new crop of candidates vying for office. This diverse district has seen leaders from both major political parties as well as independent candidates make their mark on the city’s politics. People in 85041 are dedicated to protecting their rights to self-governance and making sure their voices are heard in the halls of power.
The political climate in Zip 85041 (Phoenix, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Maricopa County, AZ is leaning liberal. In Maricopa County, AZ 50.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maricopa county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.1% to 48.0%.
Maricopa county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 85041 (Phoenix, AZ) is leaning liberal.
Phoenix, Arizona is leaning liberal.
Maricopa County, Arizona is leaning liberal.
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Arizona is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Phoenix, Arizona: R R R R r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 85041 (Phoenix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 882 contributions totaling $107,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $13,037 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)